Edwin Dilworth Woolley
Birth Date
On 1807 June 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1881 October 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1807 June 28
Mother
Rachel Hannah Dilworth
Father
John Woolley Jr
Date Details
Occurred On 1807 June 28
Married
Mary Wickersham
1831 March 24 (Age 23)
Baptized by
Lorenzo Dow Barnes
1837 December 24 (Age 30)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1840 – 1841 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Location Served
Pennsylvania
Date Details
Started On 1840
Called
Ended On 1841
Released
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1842 – 1843 April (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Massachusetts, Connecticut
Date Details
Started On 1842
Departed from Home
Ended On 1843 April
Arrived at Home
Married
Ellen Wilding
1843 December 28 (Age 36)
Married
Louisa Chapin Gordon
1843 December 28 (Age 36)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1844 October 8 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Eastern United States
Date Details
Started On 1844 October 8
Called
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 40)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Wickersham Woolley (Age 8)
Henrietta Woolley (Age 5)
Mary Wickersham (Age 39)
Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Jr. (Age 3)
Ellen Wilding (Age 29)
John Wickersham Woolley (Age 16)
Franklin Benjamin Woolley (Age 13)
Rachel Emma Woolley (Age 11)
Mary Louisa Woolley (Age 0)
Sarah Woolley (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1849 October 19 – 1850 October (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Served With
Edward Hunter
Location Served
Eastern United States
Date Details
Started On 1849 October 19
Departed from Home
Ended On 1850 October
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company (1850)
1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Traveling Group
Edwin Gordon Woolley (Age 4)
Mary Ann Olpin (Age 26)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Olpin
1850 November 10 (Age 43)
Married
Elizabeth Ann Fitz Randolph
1857 February 11 (Age 49)
Married
Elizabeth Ann Marshall
1857 February 11 (Age 49)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1872 December 15 (Age 65)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Bishop
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
Eastern United States
Date Details
Started On 1872 December 15
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1881 October 14 (Age 74)
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Edwin Dilworth Woolley (1807 - 1881)
Edwin Dilworth Woolley (1807 - 1881) Profile
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Person
Deseret News
"Bishop Edwin D. Woolley Dead", Deseret News, (19 October 1881), Page 8.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 141.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Woolley, Edwin Dilworth", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 630-633.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 44.
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Churchman's Mor [Mother] to Observe Birthday", Salt Lake Telegram, (30 June 1934), Page 7.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, 28 August 1841, Vol. 2.
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, 28 August 1841, Vol. 2, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 October 1844, Page 2-4.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 19 October 1849.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 June 1841, Page 1-2.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 December 1872, Vol. B, Page 26, Line 1001.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 December 1872, Vol. A, Page 24, Line 1001.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Edward Hunter letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (17 July 1850).
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"Edward Hunter letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (22 August 1850).
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Brief Biography of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 11-14.
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Heart Throbs of the West
Heart Throbs of the West, Vol. 11, Page 161-163.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 7.
Lorenzo Brown reminiscences and diaries, 1856-1900
Lorenzo Brown reminiscences and diaries, 1856-1900, Vol. 1.
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Martha S. Heywood reminiscences, undated
Martha S. Heywood reminiscences, undated, January.
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Salt Lake Telegram
"Catharine E. Mehring Wooley's journal transcribed by J. Cecil Alter and printed in serial in 'In the Beginning: Diaries of Mormon Pioneers'", Salt Lake Telegram, (7 January 1935), Page 4.
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William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863
William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, Page 17-19, 26.
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